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Candy Cane Lane is a new Christmas comedy starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Reginald Hudlin, with a star-studded cast including Tracee Ellis Ross and Jillian Bell. The film's musical score, composed by Marcus Miller, pays homage to classic Christmas film scores while adding a unique twist with a variety of musical styles. The Candy Cane Lane soundtrack features songs by Raphael Saddiq, Coco Jones, Pentatonix, and Foo Fighters, offering a diverse selection of music for Christmas music enthusiasts.

Candy Cane Lane is a new Christmas comedy from Prime Video starring stand-up and screen legend Eddie Murphy. The film was directed by Reginald Hudlin, known in part for his work on films like Sidney and The Black Godfather and written by Kelly Younger, whose previous writing credits include the specials Muppets Now and Muppets Haunted Mansion. In addition to Murphy, Candy Cane Lane stars Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Jillian Bell...

Disney+ has cancelled The Muppets Mayhem after season 1, ending potential plans for a Muppetverse on the platform. The show received generally positive reviews, but its success on the streaming platform was unclear. The cancellation also means that creator Adam F. Goldberg's plans for a Muppet franchise similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been dashed.

The Muppets Mayhem has been cancelled after season 1 on Disney+, ending plans for a potential Muppetverse on the platform. The series follows junior executive Nora Singh at a record label where she must help Muppet band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem record their first album. The show was met with generally positive reviews, though it was unclear how successful it was on the streaming platform.

Now, Deadline has confirmed that, despite Disney developing a critically praised Muppets series, The Muppets Mayhem has been axed following season 1. While the series managed to do well critically,...

As beloved as The Muppets are, they can’t seem to catch a break on Disney+. It was reported today that The Muppets Mayhem has been canceled by the streaming service after one season.

Developed and written by The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes, The Muppets Mayhem follows “The Electric Mayhem Band — Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone and Lips on trumpet — on an epic, music-filled journey to record their first-ever studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora Singh (Lilly Singh), the old-school Muppet band comes face-to-face with the current-day music scene as they try to finally record their first studio album.“

Disney+ never revealed the ratings for The Muppets Mayhem, but it’s clear they weren’t quite what the studio had hoped.

“The Muppets Mayhem” has been canceled after just one season at Disney+, Variety has learned.

The series was originally ordered at Disney+ in early 2022 and debuted on the streamer in May 2023. The cast of the series included Lily Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry, and Anders Holm.

Per the official description, the comedy series followed “The Electric Mayhem Band — Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone and Lips on trumpet — on an epic, music-filled journey to record their first-ever studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora (Singh), the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current day music scene as they try to finally record their first studio album.”

The Muppet performers for the show included Matt Vogel as Floyd, Bill Barretta as Dr. Teeth, Peter Linz as Lips,...

Eddie Murphy returns with his big, goofy smile in the new trailer for the family Christmas comedy Candy Cane Lane from Prime Video. Murphy is reunited with director Reginald Hudlin, who directed him in the 1992 comedy Boomerang. While Boomerang was a very adult-oriented film, this new film jumps over to the other side of the spectrum with a family-friendly tone. While earlier images and trailers showcased more of a Christmas decoration-type comedy, the new footage reveals an adventure aspect as Jillian Bell, who plays the magical elf, Pepper, shows to be more trouble than previously thought.

The official synopsis from Amazon reads,

“Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts...

Eddie Murphy made a big comeback with his acclaimed performance in Dolemite Is My Name from Netflix. He followed it up with Coming 2 America, which reunited him with his Dolemite director, Craig Brewer. Murphy would appear in Netflix’s You People, and he’s got a new sequel to one of his most beloved films on the way with the upcoming Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. While it may seem like he’s attempting to recapture his edge, it looks as if Eddie hasn’t exactly put the family films behind him. He will reunite with his director of the 1992 film Boomerang, Reginald Hudlin, for a Christmas comedy for Prime Video titled Candy Cane Lane.

Amazon has recently released some first-look stills from the movie as well as the new poster. Stay tuned this Thursday for the release of the trailer.

The official synopsis from Amazon reads,

“Eddie Murphy...

Eddie Murphy is seeing a new renaissance with his acclaimed performance in Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name. He reunited with the director of that film for the sequel to one of his most beloved films, Coming 2 America. He will be releasing a new Beverly Hills Cop sequel for Netflix. Now, Amazon has released details for a new Christmas comedy with Murphy as he reunites with his Boomerang director, Reginald Hudlin, for Candy Cane Lane.

The holiday film stars Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, D.C. Young Fly, Riki Lindhome,

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Lombardo Boyar, Danielle Pinnock, and Timothy Simons.

The official synopsis from Amazon reads,

“Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy...

The Muppets Mayhem has scored a Rotten Tomatoes rating higher than any Muppets project in nearly a decade. The streaming series, which launched on Disney+ on May 10, follows the adventures of the Muppet band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, whose lineup includes the beatific Dr. Teeth, the far-out hippie Janis, the Beatles-esque Floyd Pepper, the spacy Zoot, and the excitable Animal. The Muppets Mayhem is jam-packed with cameos from within and without the music world, including Kesha, Kevin Smith, Lil Nas X, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Morgan Freeman, and deadmau5.

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Rotten Tomatoes has revealed the show's score for The Muppets Mayhem is an officially Fresh 76%. While only one major Muppet project has ever received a Rotten score (2005's The Muppets' Wizard of Oz), this is the best score for the franchise in nearly a decade. The most recent Muppet outing that...

Every few months, it seems someone from Hollywood says the same thing: There are no true movie stars anymore. Blockbusters are now carried by brands and franchises, and the days of actors being able to sell a movie on their marketability alone have long since passed. How did this happen? There are a variety of possible reasons, but we’ll propose just one: movies just don’t have The Muppets in them anymore.

It has been almost 10 years since Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Scooter, and their various crafted cohorts graced theater screens in “Muppets Most Wanted,” which saw the acclaimed comedy group stage a prison break. Since then, the beloved creations of Jim Henson have been confined to the small screen, where they captured the hearts and minds of audiences everywhere via a strong candidate for the most influential sketch comedy series of all time: 1976-1981’s “The Muppet Show.

“The Muppets Mayhem,” the first streaming series devoted to Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the most iconic band in the Muppet universe, is finally here. All episodes are streaming on Disney+ right now and, appropriately, they rock. And TheWrap spoke to the Muppet-y stars of the show, which you can watch above.

When TheWrap asked the Electric Mayhem what other bands could benefit by having their singular energy on tour, we got some surprising answers. “I think that Animal could sit in with any band,” Floyd proclaimed, while Animal chimed in: “Harry! Harry!” Janice said that, “Taylor Swift and I would have a totally amazing time together,” which we imagine would be true. And Dr. Teeth noted that, “I’d posolutely love to accompany The Weeknd.” Can you imagine?

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The Muppets are staging another comeback.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Disney+ has handed out a series order to The Muppets Mayhem.

The series follows the Electric Mayhem Band as they work on their first-ever album.

Lilly Singh is attached to play Nora, "the junior A&r executive who is tasked with managing and wrangling the band that originally debuted" in the pilot for The Muppet Show back in 1975.

The project comes from The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Him Henson.

The latest series chronicles The Electric Mayhem Band as they go on an epic musical journey to finally record their first studio album.

With the help of Nora, the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current day music scene as they try to finally go platinum.

“We are so excited to bring the story of The Electric...

Disney Plus has ordered a new series about the beloved Muppets musical group The Electric Mayhem Band, Variety has learned.

The series, titled “The Muppets Mayhem” will follow the the band as they try to record their first ever album. Lilly Singh will star as Nora, the human junior A&r executive tasked with managing The Electric Mayhem band. The band consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and Lips on trumpet.

“The Goldbergs” creator Adam F. Goldberg developed the series along with Bill Barretta and Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Jim Henson. Goldberg and Barretta also executive produce, with Yorkes co-executive producing. Michael Bostick and Kris Eber also executive produce along with David Lightbody of The Muppets Studio and Leigh Slaughter. ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio will produce.

Director Kirk Thatcher has worked with the Muppets for decades and, in all that time, he’d been hoping to help orchestrate a Halloween special. Following the success of last year’s short-form Disney+ series “Muppets Now,” Thatcher is getting his wish with the new “Muppets Haunted Mansion.” The 40-minute special sees the Great Gonzo, along with his friend Pepe the Prawn, visit the titular Haunted Mansion in the hopes of spending the night. Little does the pair know about the 999 happy haunts that live there — and those haunts’ desire to make Gonzo No. 1,000.

“There are three things that affected me growing up: Ray Harryhausen movies, Disneyland — particularly the Haunted Mansion, the Tiki Room, and Pirates of the Caribbean — and obviously the Muppets,” Thatcher, who’s worked with the Muppets for 35 years, told IndieWire. Unofficially, you could also include Halloween. Thatcher said he remembers being a small child humming the...

The Muppets have taken on Christmas, space and even Treasure Island, but until now they’ve never tackled Halloween. When “Muppets Haunted Mansion” hits Disney Plus on Oct. 8, it becomes the first feature film from the franchise that celebrates the spooky holiday.

“The Muppets have always wanted to do a Halloween special and honestly, this time the stars just aligned,” says executive producer Leigh Slaughter, who also produced the first season of “Muppets Now” for the streaming service. “It felt like we had a great story ready to go, and Disney Plus was ready to partner with us and take a chance on this crazy story.”

In the 90-minute film, Gonzo and Pepe The Prawn spend the night in a haunted mansion eerily reminiscent of the popular Disneyland attraction of the same name. There, they encounter all kinds of Muppet-inspired ghouls, along with a few celebrity cameos including Will Arnett,...

Los Angeles public broadcaster Kcet has announced the student finalists for its 22nd annual Fine Cut Festival of Films, which will air as four one-hour episodes starting Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.

A collection of short films from Southern California student filmmakers, Fine Cut finalists are vying for prize packages in the categories of documentary, animation and narrative short films, as well the Jack Larson Southern California Student Filmmaker Award, which singles out one student’s strength as a storyteller.

Besides airing on Kcet, the Fine Cut festival will also air nationwide on Link TV starting Thursday, Sept. 30 at 11 p.m., and more films will stream at kcet.org/finecut.

The panel of judges for this year’s competition included Variety deputy TV editor Michael Schneider, director Varda Bar-Kar, director Emily Cohen Ibañez, screenwriter and producer Weiko Lin, producer and editor Tanya Meillier, writer Kelly Younger, actress Karimah Westbrook (The...

Exclusive: Veteran executive producer Sabrina Wind has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.

Wind launched her production company WindPower Entertainment in 2019 and entered a pod deal with ABC Studios. In its first year, WindPower sold six projects, including the upcoming ABC drama series Queens, headlined by Brandy, Eve, Naturi Naughton, Nadine Velazquez and Pepi Sonuga, set to premiere this fall. Wind also has numerous drama and comedy projects in development with 7th Sun Productions, Milojo Productions, and eOne.

Wind has worked with ABC Studios for more than 15 years, since partnering with Marc Cherry in 2005 to executive produce the hit ABC dramedy Desperate Housewives. She then served as executive producer of Cherry’s follow-up dramedy for ABC Studios, Devious Maids, which had a four-season run on Lifetime. During their last collaboration, she and Cherry produced a drama pilot for ABC/ABC Studios, starring Reba McEntire.

Wind recently served as...

The Muppets are ghosting Disney Plus, and it’s a good thing: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Pepe the King Prawn and the rest of the puppet pals will star in their first-ever Halloween special “Muppets Haunted Mansion,” dropping this autumn exclusively on Disney Plus. The special promises to feature a star-studded Muppets cast, likely with appearances from Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, aged hecklers Statler and Waldorf and other beloved characters created by the legendary Jim Henson, as well as celebrity cameos and all-new music.

Per the logline, “Muppets Haunted Mansion” takes place on Halloween night, when Gonzo is challenged to spend one very daring night in the most grim-grinning place on earth: The Haunted Mansion.

The special was announced today with the help of two Muppets to celebrate the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products’ “Halfway to Halloween” event.

Disney, which acquired the Muppets IP...

It doesn’t take long for “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” to both acknowledge and gently reject its roots. Opening on a middle school hockey tryout with all the flashy pomp and circumstances of a primetime NHL game, the new Disney Plus series from Steve Brill, Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith makes it clear that the Ducks of 2021 are nothing like the scrappy underdogs of 1992. Almost 30 years later, the Minnesota youth team has become exactly the kind of hyper-competitive behemoth that it once stood defiantly against. The kids are ruthless, the coach even worse, and the stands are full of parents dreaming of a direct line to fancy colleges. Adding insult to injury, everyone seems to remember the Ducks of old as something of an adorable misstep. “Can you believe they used to quack?” asks one scoffing kid to another, oblivious to the anguished offscreen screams of all the former...

Exclusive: Tim Story, fresh from directing the No. 1 theatrical film of the weekend, Tom & Jerry, is set to helm the pilot for ABC hip-hop drama Queens.

Story is best known for directing hit feature films including 2005’s Fantastic Four and its sequel, Barbershop, Ride Along and its sequel and Shaft, but he has worked in TV before, shooting the pilot for Fox’s Standoff, Freeform’s Nicki Minaj project and Showtime’s White Famous.

Queens, written by Zahir McGhee, follows four women, estranged and out-of-touch, in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as the Nasty Bitches – their ’90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world.

The pilot stars rapper Eve and Power alum Naturi Naughton. Eve plays Professor Sex, while Naughton stars as Da Thrill.

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It’s quite fertile ground for Story, who...

“The Muppet Show” made its much-anticipated debut on Disney+ on Friday, but not with all of the 120 episodes from Jim Henson’s iconic variety series.

Currently, Disney+ features 118 of those episodes, with two episodes from Season 5 omitted. That’s a particular shame since Seasons 4 and 5 of “The Muppet Show” have never been made available for home entertainment. The episodes in question were the ones that guest-starred Brooke Shields and British comedian Chris Langham. Additionally, one Season 2 episode that features Don Knotts is edited down (one Reddit user tracked all of the changes here).

According to a Disney+ spokesperson, it came down primarily to music rights issues.

As for the Langham one, that’s a bit trickier. In 2007, the comic (who replaced Richard Pryor as the guest at the last minute) was found guilty of possessing child pornography and served a six-month prison sentence. Disney declined to comment on that part.

Queens, a drama about a 90s hip hop group from Zahir McGhee, and Epic, from the team behind Once Upon A Time, are the latest projects to be handed pilot orders by ABC.

It marks the latest pilot orders for the Disney-owned network, which handed Sam Esmail’s procedural Acts of Crime a pilot order earlier this month.

Both shows come from ABC Signature.

Queens follows four women, estranged and out-of-touch, in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as the Nasty Bitches – their ’90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world.

It is written and exec produced by Scandal and Private Practice alum McGhee, who recently created Delroy Lindo project Harlem’s Kitchen that did not move forward. Sabrina Wind, who exec produced the Disney+ series Muppets Now, exec produces via her Windpower Entertainment. McGhee is repped by...

Get ready to play the music and light the lights because “The Muppet Show” will begin streaming on Disney+ in exactly 31 nights, the streaming service said Tuesday.

All five seasons of Jim Henson’s iconic variety will launch Friday, Feb. 19 on Disney+, marking the first time that Seasons 4 and 5 have been released for home entertainment.

“The Muppet Show” stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, the Swedish Chef, and more in “a groundbreaking twist on the classic variety show, blending original songs, sketch comedy, and guest stars into a prime-time hit for all ages,” per its official description.

Originating as two pilot episodes produced by Henson for ABC, but ultimately passed on by that broadcaster and other U.S. networks, “The Muppet Show” aired on U.K. channel Atv and other ITV franchises and in first-run syndication through CBS in the U.S. from 1976 to 1981.

During “The Muppet Show’s” five-season run,...

It’s time to play the music. Heck, let’s light the lights, too, because The Muppet Show is finally making its streaming debut!

Disney+ announced Tuesday that all five seasons of Jim Henson’s circa-’70s classic variety series starring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo (to name just four) will begin streaming on Friday, Feb. 19.

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Deadline has confirmed that Dan Silver, Disney+ VP of Nonfiction Originals is going to Netflix as Director of Documentary Feature Films.

He’ll report to Lisa Nishimura, VP Independent Film and Documentary Features at Netflix.

As part of a recent Disney restructuring, the Disney+ Unscripted Content and Production teams moved to Peter Rice’s Disney General Entertainment group under Gary Marsh.

At Disney+, Silver oversaw development on such unscripted series as The Imagineering Story, Howard, Encore, Muppets Now, Marvel’s 616 and the upcoming On Pointe.

Silver’s previous resume highlights while at Disney includes leading Marvel Entertainment’s platforms and content-new media as well as nonfiction content Marvel Live! Eat the Universe and the podcast Wolverine: The Long Night. Silver was an EP at ABC News Digital, Senior Director of Development at ESPN Films, and an EP on the movie The Queen of Katwe.

Netflix has had a four-year winning...

Disney+ has lost a key member of its unscripted team.

Dan Silver, who has spent the past year as vp nonfiction originals at the streamer, has departed the Mouse House for a job at rival Netflix. Silver will serve as director of documentary feature films at Netflix and report to Lisa Nishimura, vp independent film and documentary features.

The move comes after Silver spearheaded development on Disney+ unscripted fare including the critically acclaimed The Imagineering Story, Howard, Encore, Muppets Now, Marvel’s 616 and the upcoming On Pointe in his role overseeing all of the streamer’s documentaries, docuseries, unscripted ...

Disney+ has lost a key member of its unscripted team.

Dan Silver, who has spent the past year as vp nonfiction originals at the streamer, has departed the Mouse House for a job at rival Netflix. Silver will serve as director of documentary feature films at Netflix and report to Lisa Nishimura, vp independent film and documentary features.

The move comes after Silver spearheaded development on Disney+ unscripted fare including the critically acclaimed The Imagineering Story, Howard, Encore, Muppets Now, Marvel’s 616 and the upcoming On Pointe in his role overseeing all of the streamer’s documentaries, docuseries, unscripted ...

Exclusive: Mickey Rourke, Taye Diggs and Jessica Uberuaga have join the horror thriller Mammon which Isaac Walsh will make his feature directorial debut with.

The movie, penned by Walsh and Tyler Clair Smith, follows a struggling young couple who are chasing the American dream, and soon realize that their worst nightmare is the demonic spirit in their new home. Mammon is the biblical word for the worship of wealth, and the couple discover that getting rich can come at a hefty price. The feature is in pre-production and will shoot in Southern California next month.

Mike Hatton is producing under his production company, Ton of Hats. Executive Producers are Glen D. Smith, Gary Smith, and Gary Smith Jr. of Mhi Investments, along with Kimberly Hines of Framework Entertainment, Michael Walker, Garrett Zinke, Ryan McDonald, and Asko Akopyan.

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This Muppets Now review contains spoilers.

Muppets Now Episode 5

Muppets Now ends its first and possibly only season with its sixth episode “Socialized.” I couldn’t imagine a more fitting season finale for this show. Half of it relies on the same tired gags as every episode before it. The other half is fresh and shows that although the show can be incredibly tedious, there’s still absolute gold to be mined in there.

The framing plot this time around is that Kermit’s nephew Robin is the show’s social media intern and is constantly bugging Scooter by showing him how much support he has from the other Muppets. The “support” is really just everyone bitching and moaning about how slow Scooter is. Luckily, there are some funny moments – brief as they are – to be found. I admit, the simple idea of Pepe memeing Scooter and misnaming to him as “Scooper” makes me chuckle.

The weekend is almost here, which means that the numerous combatants in the streaming wars are ready to drop plenty of fresh content to entice their subscribers to stay indoors and settle down with a good movie or TV show. Given the sheer volume of services to choose from these days, audiences are more spoiled for choice than ever, and a lot of people find themselves spending almost as long deciding on what to pick as they do actually watching it.

Disney Plus might not boast the same caliber of original content as Netflix and Amazon Prime, but they’ll definitely have the most-watched title of the weekend, as Mulan finally arrives exclusively on streaming for a one-off fee of $29.99. Theater owners might not be happy about the studio’s decision to pull the latest live-action remake from the big screen, but families and single-person households alike will no doubt...

We’ve reached the end of August, and on Friday of this coming week, Disney Plus will drop a haul of new content to welcome in the new month. The next batch of movies and TV shows added to the streaming service’s library includes a few classic films, some fresh TV episodes and one of the most notable straight-to-streaming releases of the whole year.

This is, of course, Mulan, the live-action remake of the 1998 animated classic. The film was originally set to hit theaters back in March, but it was pulled due to the pandemic. With cinemas still not fully up and running again, Disney has elected to make the groundbreaking decision to release the Liu Yifei-starring movie on Disney Plus – albeit via a new Premiere Access level, meaning audiences have to spend $29.99 to watch it.

See below for the full list of everything coming to D+ this week:...

This Muppet Now review contains spoilers.

Muppets Now Episode 5

As we reach the fifth and penultimate episode of Muppets Now, my complaints about how tedious it’s getting are a bit deflated due to the wonderful news that after a four-episode stretch, there is no “Okey Dokey Kookin’” segment. Yes, there are still two appearances by the Swedish Chef here, but they’re both fresh and funny gags. They aren’t the same one-note joke stretched out for several minutes and repeated every week. I feel so relieved.

Our framing device this time around is that Scooter is trying to upload the episodes, but his computer is slowing down. This is because the I.T. guy Chip is trying to force an update. Oh, man. That anxiety is real. Not that it really amounts to much as these framing segments are too short to really mean anything. Still, seeing a...

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With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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It’s the weekend, and as usual, the various streaming sites have got you covered with a load of new content going up across all the five major subscription services – Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max and Prime. There’s maybe not any massively unmissable titles due over the next few days, but there is lots of stuff that’s well worth checking out, from original TV shows and films to a couple of movies you’ve probably already seen but could always stick on again.

First of all, Netflix has 6 movies and shows going up on Friday the 28th. These include follow-up real crime series I Am A Killer: Released, homeless teen drama All Together Now and a couple of foreign films – Spanish-Argentinian thriller Unknown Origins and South African actioner Santana. The first two seasons of Karate Kid spinoff Cobra Kai also become available from today, originally streamed on YouTube Red,...

It’s Friday, and that means Disney Plus has dropped its weekly haul of new content to tide subscribers over through the weekend. As usual, there’s something for everyone here, with the batch of titles including a Marvel movie, a Disney animated flick, a live-action fantasy film and a bunch of new episodes of the site’s ongoing TV series.

There’s one Disney Plus exclusive in the batch, too, and that’s Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, which is only the second feature-length spinoff of the long-running animated show. This time, the brothers have to travel across the galaxy to rescue their sister when she’s abducted by aliens.

Here are all eight titles going up on Disney Plus today, some globally while others are exclusive to the US and Canada at this time:

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe – Disney...

As we reach the end of August, let’s look ahead to every Disney Plus original that’s headed to the streaming service in September. As usual, each week’s haul of new content will deliver a bunch of fresh episodes of D+’s ongoing series. Alongside these, though, September will bring an original movie, a few new shows and one of Disney’s biggest films of the year that’s being released in a groundbreaking way.

Yes, that’s obviously Mulan. As well as a limited theatrical release, the live-action remake of the beloved animated flick is set to debut on Disney Plus on Friday, September 4th via the newly unveiled Premier Access level of the site. Users will have to pay $29.99 on top of their typical subscription fees to view the movie. The upside, though, is that it will remain available to stream from then on, so you...

You might still be working your way through the last haul that just landed on Friday, but let’s look ahead anyway to what’s arriving on Disney Plus at the end of next week. Just like on the 21st, the 28th will deliver about half a dozen new movies and TV shows for subscribers to enjoy, and there are definitely a few things to look forward to.

Following on from last week’s The One and Only Ivan, there’s another D+ original movie on the roster this Friday and that’s Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe. This is only the second ever feature-length spinoff of the long-running Disney Channel animated series, following the brothers having to race across space to rescue their sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) when she’s abducted by aliens.

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This Muppets Now review contains spoilers.

Muppets Now Episode 4

I should have seen the warning signs when I found out that Muppets Now was produced in six days. It’s easy to crank out several episodes so quickly when you’re filming the same segment over and over again in one go. The farther the show goes, the more annoying the lack of variety is.

As “Sleep Mode” is the fourth episode of Muppets Now, that means that there have been sixteen total segments so far. Of those sixteen, there are seven types of segments. That’s it. Only the “Muppets Masters” bit hasn’t been revisited. Meanwhile, we have had four installments of “Okey Dokey Kookin’” and “Lifestyle with Miss Piggy.”

I’m getting flashbacks to Mad TV, when they didn’t just have recurring sketches, but recurring characters who appeared to show up every single week no matter how tired their acts got.

Disney+ is out with its list of everything new coming in September, and the list includes new episodes of “Muppets Now” and “One Day at Disney.”

Also, Disney+ subscribers can pay an additional $29.99 for early Premiere Access to the new live-action “Mulan” movie several months before its wide release.

Library titles being added next month include “Bend It Like Beckham” starring Keira Knightly and Season 2 of “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted.”

See the full list below.

Sept. 4

New Library Titles

Ancient China from Above (s1)

D2: The Mighty Ducks

D3: The Mighty Ducks

Never Been Kissed

Strange Magic

Trick or Treat

The Wolverine

Mulan (with Premiere Access)

Disney+ Originals

Earth to Ned (Series Premiere)

One Day At Disney: Episode 140 – “Alice Taylor: Studiolab”

Muppets Now: Episode 106 – “Socialized” (Season Finale)

Pixar In Real Life: Episode 111 – “Coco: Abuelita Says No Music” (Season Finale)

Weird But True: Episode 304 – “Germs”

Sept. 11

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There’s plenty going up on the various streaming services for users to enjoy this weekend. In particular, those who subscribe to Netflix and Disney Plus have a whole heap of new titles to dig into over the next few days. Some of the highlights include the hotly awaited return of a hit show, a few new movies and a smash hit release from 2017.

Let’s start with Friday. Netflix is serving up probably the biggest addition of the weekend with Lucifer season 5A, the first eight episodes that make up the penultimate run of the DC supernatural/crime drama starring Tom Ellis as the Devil. The trailer teased that Ellis will get to double up this year as Lucifer’s twin brother Michael comes to Los Angeles to stir up trouble and so far, at least, reactions to the new run are pretty strong.

Over on D+, meanwhile, the...

It’s Friday, and you know what that means? Yes, it’s time for Disney Plus to deliver its weekly haul of new additions. Today’s isn’t one of the biggest ever, but it’s all about quality over quantity this week as these seven titles contain a few major releases. Including one brand new Disney + original movie.

The One and Only Ivan is a heartwarming family film about the titular Ivan, a 400-pound silverback gorilla who lives with a range of other animals in a shopping mall. The cast is stacked full of stars including Sam Rockwell as the voice of Ivan, with Angelina Jolie (who also produces), Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Chaka Khan and Ron Funches also on board to lend their voices. Bryan Cranston, meanwhile, leads the live-action cast.

The other highlight of today’s haul is 2017’s Beauty and the Beast. Yes, the live-action remake of the 1991 animated classic,...

The Muppets haven't had the best luck when it comes to TV series in recent years. Fortunately, Kermit and his friends of fur and felt have found a new home on Disney+ with their new show, Muppets Now. 

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While this might seem to be just a condensed and updated version of the popular variety show from the '70s and '80s, true fans of Jim Henson's colorful creatures will no doubt notice several familiar features in the background and design of the show. Updated for today's tech-savvy culture it might be, but there are still several elements of classic Muppet madness.

After successfully bringing movie theater fare like Artemis Fowl and Hamilton to the smaller screen, Disney+ is going to attempt its most ambitious movie streaming experiment yet in September.

Disney+’s list of new releases for September 2020 is highlighted by the inclusion of Mulan. Originally scheduled to premiere in March, the live-action adaptation of the classic Disney animated movie was one of the first coronavirus scheduling casualties. Now, after a long wait, Disney is making the movie available (for $29.99) to Disney+ subscribers.

In addition to that big swing, Disney+ is has some other intriguing originals set for September. Alien talk show series Earth to Ned premieres on September 4 and the LeBron James-produced reality series Becoming arrives on September 18.

Disney+ is also set to pad out its library titles. The big movies of note here include two Mighty Ducks sequels, The Wolverine, and Bend it Like Beckham. Season 2 of Gordon Ramsay...

The full line-up of everything that’s coming to Disney Plus next month has been revealed. September will prove to be a hugely important one for the streaming service, too, thanks to the release of Mulan. Dropping on the first Friday of the month, the live-action remake of the classic animated movie is breaking the mold by going up on D+ alongside a limited theatrical release. As you probably know, though, you’ll have to fork out an additional $30 to watch it, as part of a new Premier Access level to the site.

Mulan is the most headline-grabbing addition to the service next month, then, but there’s plenty more besides that coming to D+ in September. Including a few classic Disney movies, a bunch of others inherited from Fox, various National Geographic documentaries and much more.

Check out the full list below:

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Ancient China From Above

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You might still be working your way through the huge haul that just arrived on the site this past Friday, but let’s skip ahead to this coming week all the same and preview what’s headed to Disney Plus on August 21st. It’s nowhere near as big as the lot that’s just arrived, but there are a couple of notable new additions to look forward to.

Here are all six movies and TV shows due on D+ in just a few days:

Back to the Titanic Beauty and the Beast Mars: One Day on the Red Planet Muppets Now – Episode 104 – “Sleep Mode” *Disney+ Original One Day At Disney – Episode 138 – “Heather Bartleson: Holiday Services” *Disney+ Original Weird But True – Episode 302 – “National Parks” *Disney+ Original

The six new titles break down into two National Geographic documentaries, three new episodes of ongoing D+ exclusive series and one major new film...

Another weekend rolls into view, and another batch of new movies and shows rolls onto the various streaming services. There’s a lot of good stuff to dig into as well, and below, you’ll find a list of everything hitting Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Hulu and Amazon Prime over August 14th, 15th and 16th.

Ready to dive in?

August 14

Netflix

The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air

The Legend of Korra: Book Two: Spirits

The Legend of Korra: Book Three: Change

The Legend of Korra: Book Four: Balance

3%: Season 4 — Netflix Original

El robo del siglo — Netflix Original

Fearless — Netflix Film

Glow Up: Season 2 — Netflix Original

Project Power — Netflix Film

Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun — Netflix Family

Teenage Bounty Hunters — Netflix Original

Disney+

Alaska Animal Rescue (S1)

Ant-Man and the Wasp

India’s Wild Leopards

Jungle Animal Rescue (S1)

Nature Boom Time...

Muppets Now continues to roll on with their third episode. In what’s supposed to be a modernized update of a beloved variety show is starting to fail when it comes to actual variety. The whole setup for Muppets Now hasn’t been perfect, but it’s been fairly sound. Four segments in the form of online shows are framed together thanks to quick bits of Scooter tossing them up online with his “Rainbow Connector.” Considering it’s the variety of characters, talents, and behaviors that make the Muppets work, this channel surfing style can definitely succeed if done correctly.

The problem is that after three episodes, they haven’t done too well in terms of mixing things up. For instance, the second episode brought back two segments from the first episode (the ones starring Miss Piggy and Swedish Chef) and that’s fine. It’s just that episode three...

It’s Friday, and you know what that means, Disney lovers? Yes, Disney Plus has just added its weekly haul of new content. This time, there are 17 fresh titles going up on the site. These include a couple of major blockbusters, a batch of new TV episodes, a lot of National Geographic docu-series and a D+ original movie.

The latest original to land on the streaming service is Magic Camp, starring Adam DeVine as a down-on-his-luck magician who takes a job as a counsellor at a magic camp and finds that the misfit kids there help him rediscover his love of magic. The synopsis calls it “a heartwarming comedy about finding joy and confidence in self-acceptance,” and Jeffrey Tambor and Gillian Jacobs also feature.

Meanwhile, Disney Channel sequel Zombies 2 has been added to the site, Muppets Now reaches its third episode and nature fans have the likes of India’s Wild Leopards,...

Disney Plus subscribers may have just spent their weekend working their way through all the new content that arrived on the streaming service last Friday, so let’s look ahead to what’s headed to the site at the end of this week. It’s an even larger haul than the last one, comprising 18 movies and TV shows. There’s a little bit of everything coming this Friday, too, including a ton of National Geographic content, some new stuff for the children and a quartet of major movies – two previously released big hits and two Disney + Originals.

As part of the site’s Summer Movie Nights season, Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp lands on Friday. With the addition of this 2018 sequel starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, that leaves just three McU films that are not on D+ – The Incredible Hulk and the two Spider-Man flicks.

Another smash-hit drops...

This Muppets Now review contains spoilers.

Muppets Now Episode 2

Last week, Disney+ started its new series Muppets Now, hoping to keep the beloved Jim Henson franchise relevant in modern times. Sadly, they didn’t put their best foot forward and the debut episode was a lacking experiment. The concept of it being an unscripted Muppet show was more than overblown and the actual improv stuff was empty. Luckily, this week’s episode “Fever Pitch” is enough of a step up.

The format is pretty much the same. There are four unrelated Muppet segments and the only framing device is Scooter trying to upload them while experiencing problems from one or more other Muppets. This time, he’s constantly accosted by Fozzie Bear, who has all sorts of show pitches. Constantly annoyed, Scooter shoots each one down by saying it’s too similar to the one he’s uploading to Disney+ at that moment.

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